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Anyone use this,can you use it with waterproofer?Febs tech sheet doesn't say ???

Going to second coat two chimneys tomorrow,do think i should use a frost proofer or just go with the waterproofer as there is a chance it will get down to 0 degrees.I have been waiting 6 weeks to finish these and the long range weather for the next ten days is proper shite. ::)

evening all,quick question about top coat render.I laid up first coat before christmas and the the weather came in,i am going to second coat this week,my question is whether to damp down or uni-bond first coat to control suction.What do you think?

I have two chimneys to repair/render.When i went to see the job i had to estimate from the ground as the roof is diminishing course delabole and customer didn't want roof ladders on it.I have now got a full saddle scaffold and have had a good look at it.It appears the render has blown just above...

Just finished a kitchen.Job was to overboard heavy artex ceiling,plaster.Then to plaster over deep artex walls. Customer didnt want to remove wall units(about 4 inches from top of cupboard to ceiling)and also i was going to dub out walls with bonding first then skim but he was against this as...

Got a job in an old stone construction house.As in most of these the lime plaster has blown in places.Customer wants to cut out and patch bad areas.Thought i would S&C hacked off areas to bring out roughly level in all areas then bond over entire wall and one coat.My reason for using one coat as...

Doing a job in an old cottage,over-boarding lathe/plaster ceiling but top of walls are not straight and also has an inglenook fireplace.My question is,what would you recommend to fill in gap where plaster board does'nt quite meet edge around stone work?Hardwall be ok to use if brought level to...

Have i heard correct,is this being discontinued??

Is it true that if you add cream of tartar to a mix,it will slow setting time.or is this just bobbins?

Evening all, I have just looked at a job which involves removing blown areas of plaster and patching in.My question is,if i strip off the blown plaster back to the stonework and square off the patches,what sort off prep will i need to do to the stonework and can i use hardwall with lime and...

As above,anybody used this?I have heard a few good things said from a couple of mates.Do you fella's rate this or am i chucking good money away and should stick with the PVA?

Evening all, As the title says,i have a kitchen in an old hall that needs re-plastering before the new kitchen gets fitted,what do you reckon would be the best way to do.The original plaster has blown in many places through damp.Would it be right for me to suggest to the client to maybe strip...

Never done it before,anyone give me some idea of the sort of job it is to do.Mate has asked me to have a go.

Just looked at a job about, 20 sqm,Deep Artex on the ceiling.The roof had leaked and fetched down some of the Artex which had come away from the Plasterboard.Plasterboard looks intact and sound. The way i was looking to attack it was to strip back blown Artex,pva ceiling,Hardwall over Artex,then...

I am Fixing eml on to ply and rendering,the wall has windows with shallow reveals,what would you suggest using on the reveals and heads ie;corner beads, would you fix these in the first coat? Cheers chaps

Just priced a job for fixing eml to marine ply and rendering with two coats.Anything different from the normal blockwork rendering? Cheers lads